Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3-hydroxy-propanoic acid, monosodium salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C3H5O3 / Na
Formula Weight: 112.05977
CAS Number: 6487-38-3
Notes: 3-Hydroxypropionic acid is a building block in the synthesis of a variety of compounds with industrial applications, including acrylic acid, acrylamide, and 1,3-propanediol.{43977,43978} Accumulation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid is also used as a biomarker of defects in propionic acid and branched-chain amino acid catabolism in patients with methylmalonic acidemia or propionic acidemia.{43988}